Leaving Cert Home Economics 2017

The 2017 Leaving Cert Home Economics exam papers and official marking scheme, free below as direct PDF links from the State Examinations Commission archive.

Higher Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2017 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 protein, amino acids, nutrition · 6 marks
  • Q1 home design, energy efficiency, housing, ventilation · 80 marks
  • Q1 obesity, carbohydrates, sugar, nutrition · 80 marks
  • Q2 textiles, fashion, fibres, design · 40 marks
  • Q2 cheese, dairy, food production, irish food industry · 50 marks
  • Q2 carbohydrates, starch, food science · 6 marks
  • Q3 sensory analysis, food science, food industry · 50 marks
  • Q3 unemployment, employment, social studies, childcare · 80 marks
  • Q3 food safety, food legislation, consumer studies · 6 marks
  • Q4 housing, mortgages, social studies · 50 marks
  • Q4 anaemia, minerals, nutrition · 6 marks
  • Q5 marriage, family studies, social studies · 50 marks
  • Q5 food packaging, food preservation · 6 marks
  • Q6 microbiology, food poisoning, food safety · 6 marks
  • Q7 fermentation, microbiology, food science · 6 marks
  • Q8 milk, food processing, heat treatment · 6 marks
  • Q9 resource management, family studies · 6 marks
  • Q10 insurance, household finance, consumer studies · 6 marks
  • Q11 social welfare, social studies · 6 marks
  • Q12 consumer protection, consumer legislation · 6 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2017 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 nutrition, lipids, fats · 6 marks
  • Q1 home design, housing, insulation, energy · 80 marks
  • Q1 nutrition, vitamin c, fruit and vegetables, consumer studies · 80 marks
  • Q2 textiles, fashion and design, natural fibres · 40 marks
  • Q2 meal planning, healthy eating, food choice · 50 marks
  • Q2 nutrition, dietary fibre · 6 marks
  • Q3 social studies, poverty, work, pre-school · 80 marks
  • Q3 food studies, meat, food preparation · 50 marks
  • Q3 nutrition, protein · 6 marks
  • Q4 consumer studies, appliances, refrigeration · 50 marks
  • Q4 nutrition, minerals, calcium · 6 marks
  • Q5 social studies, family structures, gender roles, wills · 50 marks
  • Q5 healthy eating, pregnancy, diet · 6 marks
  • Q6 food science, cooking methods · 6 marks
  • Q7 food studies, cereals · 6 marks
  • Q8 food science, food additives · 6 marks
  • Q9 consumer studies, consumer legislation · 6 marks
  • Q10 textiles, household textiles, home design · 6 marks
  • Q11 consumer studies, energy labelling, appliances · 6 marks
  • Q12 environment, pollution · 6 marks

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